We did it! Funding raised for Making A Mark 2018
We are delighted that our Arts Council funding bid for Making A Mark 2018 has been successful!! Last year’s event was all organised and done on a voluntary basis, with funding only for materials which was kindly provided by Preston City Council. For 2018, we have secured some Arts Council funding which means we can pay […]
We made our mark in Preston
Saturday June 3rd was a fantastic day on the Flag Market and inside the Harris Museum – hundreds of people came to see us and to join in the Making A Mark activities – a huge thank you to everyone that came, who brought their children and parents along and took part. Huge thanks also to […]
A splendid time is planned for all
We are thrilled to be working with Preston City Council and the Harris Museum & Gallery on this collaborative art project and event to take place on the Flag Market and inside the Harris on Saturday 3rd June 2017. Everyone is welcome, with activities and interests for all. Oxheys’ artists Denise Swanson, Caroline Finnigan, Evelyn Rose, […]
Making A Mark in Preston
We may have been quiet over the past few weeks as our artists settle in to new studio spaces and get things sorted out but we have been busy planning our next event. Several of us (Denise, Caroline, Robin, Evelyn and Gordon) will be working with Preston City Council and the Harris, along with our friends, artists […]
And so to bed…
Today we said a fond goodbye to our old mill as we moved the last of our belongings out and took the final runs to the tip and local charity shops. It has been quite an eventful 6 years – 27 resident artists 111 local artists exhibited 37 exhibitions, including 9 open 17 collaborations with […]
Here today, gone…
Sadly, things have moved on rather more quickly than anticipated and now we must also move on. We have received so many messages of support, we are proud to feel we have made a difference to local artists in this city although we are naturally sad to be leaving our home. So we are holding one last […]
Changing times
It’s finally happened – the old mill that has been our home for the past almost six years has been put up for sale, so we may soon be looking for a new home. We have had a great time in this old mill, run many successful events and made a great many friends. We appreciate our lovely landlord, former councillor and Preston […]
Winter exhibition proves popular again
Our winter exhibition was once again, a great success. Always a popular event, we had a fantastic response to our call for work, with many artists who have previously shown with us coming back with new pieces for this show – some they had made especially. It is always exciting to see the entries coming […]
All about the wool
The collaborative project Woolly Thinking was a great opportunity for all the resident artists at Oxheys to get involved in one project. Each artist has their own set of interests and skills to bring to a project like this so it was the perfect opportunity for everyone to muck in, do what they wanted to do […]